Hood panel-casting.



A. W. L. HARTBAUBR.

HOOD PANEL CA$TING.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 14, 1912 1,078,278. Patented Nov. 11, 1913 2 SHEBTS-SHEET 1f \VITNESSES [N v EN TOR 6 Angus! 2W. [Imus Harflazzer ATTORNEY A. W. L. HARTBAUER. HOOD PANEL CASTING. APPLICATION FILED AUG.14, 1912.

1,078,278. Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

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WITNESSES 6 INVENTOR August Wznlaaz'a Ear/haw- BY W H. $114M ATTORNEY STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' A' UiGUST W. I. HARTBAUER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY QOMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

HOOD PANEL-CASTING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 11,1913.

States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hood Panel-Castings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others I skilled in the art to'which it appertains to ,10 make and 'to use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the preferred form .of the invention, though it is to be. understood that the invention is not limited to, the exact details 1-.5 .of oonstructionshown and described, as it disobvious that various modifications thereof ---'will occur to persons skilled in the art.

- In said drawings: Figure 1 is an endi ele vation'of one-half of the upper portion of a car showing the upper deck roof sheet partly broken away. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of a portion of the device shown in Fig. l, with the panel casting also removed. Fig. 3 is a perspective view looking down upon the hood and adjacent parts, the upper deck roof sheet being removed. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the lower deck roof sheet lapping the fascia and end plate. Fig. 5 is'a. view similar to Fig. 4 with parts broken away to show the connection of the deck sill and platform end carline. Fig. 6 is a vertical, transverse, sectional view. taken on a plane indicated by the line .6-6, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows, and

Fig. 7 is a horizontal, transverse, sectionalview taken throughthe hood panel casting at the carline and taken on the plane indicated by the line 7--7,- looking. in the direction in .dicated by the arrows.

My invention relates to a vestibule hood for double deck or monitor type of cars, and particularly relates to the hood panel casting and its connection with its coo'perating'gmembers.

A particular object of the invent-ion is to provide a firm, neat connection between the hood panel casting and co-acting members, sothat :water falling upon the panel casting or-anyiofthe other members will be readily drained off ofthe same without the possibility of the water creeping within the "throughthe riveted connections.

A in her object of this invention provide a oonstructionof the character above is tov described in which the several parts are neatly and securely fastened one to the other.

Described more in detail I have shown a, hood construction particularly adapted for monitor or double deck types of hood and showing a conventional form of main carline A, in the present instance shown to be an inverted square U-shaped angle T-shaped in cross section fastened by means of the usual castings to the deck sills B, which deck sills have theirouter ends supported above the platform end roof carline C by means of a. spacing and supporting member D, which member D is shown to be in the form of a three-sided box havinginclined outer edges adapted to fit beneath the lower deck hood r oof sheet,hereinafter described.

Depending from the front vertical flange of the carline C and riveted thereto is the end plate E, the opposite transverse sides of which are riveted to the side fascia plates F, which fascia plate has its upper edge overlapped by and riveted to a rounded depend-- ing flange. g of the lower deck roof sheet Gr from a point spaced from the adjacent carline C to a correspondingly spaced point at the opposite end of the car.

The space from the end of the plate G to the end plate E is coveredby a lower deck hood roof sheet H, which, as shown, is a single pressed sheeting extending in an arch downwardly and outwardly in both a transverse and longitudinal direction and having depending flanges l1, and k overlapping and riveted respectively to the outer up er side of the fascia plate F and end plate The upper edge of the plates G and H are curved upwardly to form a vertically extending attaching flange 6, by means of which the plate G is fastened to the carline A and hood panel casting J, hereinafter described.

As shown more particularly in Fig. 4, the upper edge 7 of the flange 6 on the plate H is uniformly spaced from the line where the flange 6 rounds off into the top of the plate H, except that adjacentthe meeting of the plate H with the carline C, the upper edge is horizontally disposed, thereby forming a vertically-disposed side facing 9, substantially triangular in shape, disposed at right angles to the plane of which and inclined inwardly and upwardly from the rear depending flange 71, is a rear facing 10, the

facings 9 and 10 meeting to form an inclined corner or'angle 11 to fit the correspondingly formed lower inside corner of the hood panel casting Projecting vertically from the rounded angle formed bv the plates G and H and the flange 6 and extending between thecarline A and the end plate E is the hood panel casting J, particularly forming the subject matter of this invention. This casting is shown to comprise a flat vertical sheet 15 sci'nilunai' or claw shape in side elevation, (see Fig. 3), the lower end of which fits i'lush against the facing 9. Projected inwardly from and integral with the top edge of which and extending from the front face of the carlinc A to and overlapping the flange 11 is a curved hood-roof plate 12, the lower end of which has a flat face 13,

conforming to and resting on the facing 20' 10 and an extension 14 depending below the end of the sheet 15 and fastened to the roof sheet H, end plate E and carlinc C by rivets 16. The lower outlining edge of the plate 15 rests on the top of the sheets (i and H and is fastened to the upstanding flanges 6 by means of rivets 17, and the rear vertical edge 18 is,reduccd in thickness and fastened to the outside of the vertical leg of the carlinc A by rivets li). The upper deck roof sheet (not shown) is correspondingly reduced where it laps the front face of the carline and these reduced portions are fastened to the carline A by means of the splice plate 23, the parts being held by the parallel rows of rivets 19 and 24, respectively, passing through the plate 15 and uppcrdeck roofsheet and through the splice plate 23 and flanges of the carline A. In order to form a connection with the upper deck roof sheets, the upper rear edge of the hood panel casting may be stepped as shown at 22.

By the construction above outlined, it will be seen that a water-tight, neat and firm connection is formed between the hood panel casting J, the lower deck hood roof sheet H and the lower deck roof sheet G. Any water falling on panel casting J runs down the sheet 15 off the side of the plates H and G to the outsideof the overlapping connection between these members and the fascia plate F, Further the hood roof plate 12 forms a neat overlapping joint with the end plate E and rear flange [L2 of the lower deck hood roof sheet H, permitting water to flow oil the hood in this direction.

If it should be desired to brace the plate 15 a downwardly and forwardly curved angle or rib 20 may be extended from the outer face of the plate 15 spaced down-' wardly from the curved angle between the plate 15 and roof hood late 12; this angle, it will be noted, also agrding a water drip at the side of the hood tending to direct the water off the end of the hood.

'E,. and at the same of the sheet K from theend plate E, a filler strip L extends across the face of the plate E, and is disposed between the said plate and the sheet-K, and between the,

panel casting in which position itisheld by the rivets 21.

.Dhis filler strip is of a thickness equal to the thickness-of the ex tension 14-,'so as to forma water-tight con; nection between the sheet and end plate sheet K in a plane with the outerfaceof the 'hood sheet 12 and filler L. "By this construction it will be seen that martin-1 ing on the roof-sheet K will fall off the sides, as hercinbefore described, or will fall off the rear of the sheet of the filler L above the lower edgeof the sheet forming a water drip which will pre I vent the-' water. from creeping back to the end plate'E or to the inside of the hood;

While the hood panel member J has be'eli described as a casting, and will in all probability be formed in cast metal, it is,iof

course, to be understood that this, member may be made from rolled metal. with the angle 20 riveted, or otherwise"faste .lod.

In order to space the lower forward end" K, the positioning time will bring the thereto, or in which'the plate 15 andluio'd panel roof 12 may be separate members "suit: ably welded, riveted or otherwise fastened together. What I claim is- V 1. The combination of an end plate, a panel casting overlap 'ing and aflixed'to the outer face of said en ing its outer surface surface of said casting,- roof sheet aflixed to said casting and filler.

2. The combination of a fascia plate and an end plate, a single curved lower deck hood roof sheet overlapping said plates and plate, a filler mounted on the outer face of said end plate hav- 7 flushwith-the outer and an-upper deck afiixed thereto, a hood panel casting over-"' lapping said roof sheet, an upper deck roof sheet overlapping said panel and means-fastoning said'members together.

3. [he combination of a lower deck roofsheet and a lower deck hood roof, sheet, a

single panel casting uniting and-overlap ping said roof sheets.

4. The vcombination of a lower deck roof sheet and a lower deck hood roof sheet, a

single panel casting uniting said roof sheets in position and a bracing rib or-angle' reinforcing said panel.

5. The combination with a fascia plate and an end plate, of a single curved lower deck hood roof sheet overlapping said plates and aflixed thereto, and having an upstanding flange with a side and rear face adapted to be lapped by a hood panel castmg.

(3. As an article of manufacture, a. unitary hood panel casting, consisting of a flat vertical sheet selnilunar in shape and a curved hood roof plate angularly disposed relative to the sheet having a flat -lower face depending below the sheet whereby the same mav be fastened to the outer face of an end plate.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

AUGUST W. L. HARTBAUER.

Witnesses:

CATHERINA EGAN, W. M. BADGER. 

